# Ever Change your Mind during an Election Campaign ? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 29, 2011, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335 "2011-03-29T02:26:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![thelabdude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dc4da7/32.png) [@thelabdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelabdude)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/41 "2011-04-01T15:34:47Z")
In 2008 I threatened to pay more attention this year and not vote for anybody that starts campaigning before the first of the year. ---
**Author:** ![elbows](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b3f665/32.png) [@elbows](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elbows)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/42 "2011-04-01T15:43:00Z")
I try to vote for the least barefaced lying, slimy candidate. Sometimes I change my mind because of some last minute sliminess that tips the scales. It’s a challenge weighing this lie against that one, which slimy thing is most egregious, and such. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/43 "2011-04-01T20:36:53Z")
> [@hogarth](#): > > I voted “No”, but I have changed my mind from “intending to vote” to “not intending to vote” over the course of a campaign. When that thought occurs to me, I vote anyway. Except, I vote for the person I really want to win, which is often a third party. In my case, it’s usually smaller, more local elections. ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/44 "2011-04-01T20:50:11Z")
I just changed my mind for the first time. I am voting in the first national election since becoming a Canadian citizen. My riding has generally voted 70-80% for the Liberal candidate and I was wavering between throwing my vote away on the Greens or the NDP. But the Conservatives found a credible candidate to run against the Liberal, so I feel I’d better vote for him. In US elections, I have never voted Republican because, as Kyla’s father said, they hate poor people. It is the mean party. I have voted for Obama in two elections, but I am wondering if I will again. Incidentally, I wouldn’t expect Dopers to change their votes because whatever side they were on they wouldn’t be Dopers if they hadn’t paid attention between elections. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 6:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/45 "2011-04-02T06:08:27Z")
I’ve never changed my mind in a general election, but did change in the 2008 primaries. I supported Hillary until it was obvious she couldn’t win, then switched to Obama. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/46 "2011-04-02T06:19:08Z")
In 2000 I had every intention of voting for Nader as I walked into the booth. I couldn’t do it because I though Bush was terrible. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335/47 "2011-04-02T23:32:12Z")
Like gonzomax, I was originally planning to vote for Nader in 2000. However at the time I was also a member of another board affiliated with an Indy rag. On that board a Green party member was so caught up in trying to convince me that the Democrats and Republicans were the same that I ended up switching to Gore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ever-change-your-mind-during-an-election-campaign/576335.md?page=2)